When you're thinking of choosing an occupation, you're thinking of doing it for the rest of your life. This can be a hard decision for some, while an incredibly easy for others.
Don't become an elementary school teacher if you are looking for:
- A high paying job
-Public recognition of your hard work
-Respect as a career
-Subject matter changing yearly
While teaching jobs aren't nearly as terrible for pay as teachers hyperbolize them to be, they still aren't the best. Despite the fact that teachers work as hard as anyone, don't expect to make as much as a doctor or lawyer, and while salaries have been improving, they are still a long stretch from what we would consider 'fair'.
To go along with that, despite the fact that people trust teachers with their children without really thinking anything of it, don't expect people to immediately respect you when you say that you're a teacher, either. Most people don't appreciate that teaching is as hard of a career as it actually is, they tend to underestimate it.
Teaching is an adventure. Different students yearly, something new happens every day. But there are only so many variations. After a few years of teaching the same things over and over, it might become, well, monotonous.
However, do become a teacher if you are looking for:
-Working closely with children
-Passing on knowledge to the next generation
-Changing students' lives
-Summers off
-Something different from the boring old office routine
Working closely with children and teaching them values and shaping them as a person is one of the most important jobs out there. You shape them into the people they were meant to become, it's something very easy to be passionate about. Along with passing on knowledge that helps the next generation to, in turn, change the world.
While pay isn't all that great, it's not bad when you take into consideration that you get weekends and summers off work, unlike many people in other occupations. Though bear in mind, with workshops and preparing lesson plans and grading teachers don't get nearly as much time off as most people seem to think that they do.
Teaching can get monotonous, this is true, but at the same time, you have students every day that say different interesting things, the lessons do change, you're always evaluating yourself and improving your lessons. All this in mind, there are much more boring things you could do than teaching elementary school students.
There are plenty of other reasons for and against teaching, of course. Perhaps the secret to knowing if teaching is the thing for you is to be disillusioned of what it really means to teach. Don't be afraid to dig deeper, get your hands dirty. If you're unsure if teaching is your thing, volunteer at a school, work with children, help teachers out. Put yourself out there and get some experience!
Don't become an elementary school teacher if you are looking for:
- A high paying job
-Public recognition of your hard work
-Respect as a career
-Subject matter changing yearly
While teaching jobs aren't nearly as terrible for pay as teachers hyperbolize them to be, they still aren't the best. Despite the fact that teachers work as hard as anyone, don't expect to make as much as a doctor or lawyer, and while salaries have been improving, they are still a long stretch from what we would consider 'fair'.
To go along with that, despite the fact that people trust teachers with their children without really thinking anything of it, don't expect people to immediately respect you when you say that you're a teacher, either. Most people don't appreciate that teaching is as hard of a career as it actually is, they tend to underestimate it.
Teaching is an adventure. Different students yearly, something new happens every day. But there are only so many variations. After a few years of teaching the same things over and over, it might become, well, monotonous.
However, do become a teacher if you are looking for:
-Working closely with children
-Passing on knowledge to the next generation
-Changing students' lives
-Summers off
-Something different from the boring old office routine
Working closely with children and teaching them values and shaping them as a person is one of the most important jobs out there. You shape them into the people they were meant to become, it's something very easy to be passionate about. Along with passing on knowledge that helps the next generation to, in turn, change the world.
While pay isn't all that great, it's not bad when you take into consideration that you get weekends and summers off work, unlike many people in other occupations. Though bear in mind, with workshops and preparing lesson plans and grading teachers don't get nearly as much time off as most people seem to think that they do.
Teaching can get monotonous, this is true, but at the same time, you have students every day that say different interesting things, the lessons do change, you're always evaluating yourself and improving your lessons. All this in mind, there are much more boring things you could do than teaching elementary school students.
There are plenty of other reasons for and against teaching, of course. Perhaps the secret to knowing if teaching is the thing for you is to be disillusioned of what it really means to teach. Don't be afraid to dig deeper, get your hands dirty. If you're unsure if teaching is your thing, volunteer at a school, work with children, help teachers out. Put yourself out there and get some experience!
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